Part 2, Chapter 70 Summary

The narrator takes care to explain to the reader just how the duke and duchess come about their latest plot. Sanson stops at the castle looking for Quixote to duel, and he is sent on the road after him. The duke asks that he return and give him a report on the result, after filling Sanson in on all the latest developments in the Don's madness. After vanquishing Quixote, Sanson keeps his promise and comes back to the castle, and after learning what happened, the duke sends many people out in an attempt to catch up with Quixote to transport him back to the castle in order to have one last trick. Once found, the duke is given notice, and the elaborate setup is constructed.

Back to present, Altisidora comes into Quixote's room and tells him she originally died from being...